Stories of innovation

Stories of innovation

Our vocation and our mission is to innovate. At Leonardo, being innovative means designing and developing cutting-edge technologies and products, strengthened by the multiple skills and abilities within our company, and our ongoing commitment to research and development.

In recent years, cyber security has become a priority issue on the political agenda of national and international security for every country. It requires complex, quick and effective responses that are the result of specific expertise, synergistic actions, goals and resources to be shared. Leonardo 29/09/2016

It is in action 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, continuously working to protect crucial Italian and international infrastructure, pinpointing, in real time, possible cyber threats and attacks. Leonardo 28/09/2016

76 days to the separation of Schiaparelli from the Trace Gas Orbiter, 79 days to the landing at Meridiani Planum on Mars, 335,476,114 km km the total heliocentric distance traveled since launch. Leonardo - Finmeccanica 01/08/2016

For Leonardo, Space is the place to overcome limits and experiment increasingly advanced technologies, to explore and look for solutions to improve our present and mould our future. Leonardo 12/07/2016

On 5 July at 5:53 AM (Central European Time), after five years of travelling, the JUNO probe, with Leonardo-Finmeccanica technology on board, entered Jupiter's orbit to study the planet's origin and evolution. Rome 05/07/2016

Shaping the future. This seems to be the motto of the MBDA production facility in Fusaro (NA, Italy). In fact, in recent months this site has experienced enormous change in the production of missile systems. Several components are manufactured through Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM), or 3D printers. The site, located near Naples, has a workforce of about 400 employees engaged in production, integration and R&D activities, and it is a centre... Rome 15/01/2016

Tests in Italy show how the Finmeccanica Selex ES RAT-31/DL FADR (Fixed Air Defence Radar) radar system can track satellites and small fragments. A technological ability that opens new opportunities in the management of space debris. Rome 09/09/2015